On the heels of having their Thanksgiving game versus San Diego State broadcast, the men’s basketball team will return to the local televison scene. The annual mountain rivalry men’s basketball game between Western Carolina and UNC Asheville, scheduled for New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31), will be televised live by WLOS-TV […]
Month: December 2008
The History Of Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University has grown considerably in the past 30 years and is continuing that progressive movement. The student body has grown to an amazing figure of over 9,000. There are 457 full-time faculty members to assist all aspects of a student’s needs. To accommodate the growing population of the […]
Lady Catamounts Near Conclusion of 2008 Volleyball Season
By Justin CaudellSports Editor As fall is nearing winter and the leaves begin to vanish, the Lady Catamount volleyball season is also nearing its conclusion. Western Carolina is deep into the heart of Southern Conference play, with recent matches against Wofford, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Elon, and UNC-Greensboro. The […]
Catamounts Take Down Chattanooga for 1st SoCon Win
Zack Jaynes threw three touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina to a 27-7 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday, Nov. 1. Jaynes threw for only 146 yards but hit Andrerius Thomas on scoring passes of 21 and 17 yards and connected with Adam Hearns on a 4-yard score as the Catamounts […]
WCU Adds Five To Catamounts’ Athletic Hall of Fame
Western Carolina University inducted new members into the Catamounts’ Athletic Hall of Fame during the football team’s halftime in a game versus Chattanooga on Saturday, Nov. 1. The Hall’s five newest inductees include former football players John Ruta (1962-65), Alonzo Carmichael (1983-86) and Brad Hoover (1996-99), along with track and […]
Western Carolina gives up lead, falls in overtime to Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern scored four touchdowns in a little over a 10-minute span in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 25 to void a 28-point Western Carolina lead. Sparked by a 12-yard touchdown pass from Lee Chapple to Raja Andrews, Jarrell Crawford followed with a 1-yard rushing score, Antonio Henton connected […]
Football players react to new turf at E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field
By Cory SpaughSports Writer (Editors Note: The following is the second and final part of a series where Western Carolinian sports writer Cory Spaugh gathers opinions on the new turf at E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field) Eight years since the last makeover, the Catamounts unveiled a new playing surface at […]
Mercer Re-Elected As International Honor Society President
150 college representatives from across the United States and overseas, have re-elected Gordon E. Mercer to another three-year term as the Pi Gamma Mu president. Since 1924, Pi Gamma Mu has been aimed at the top social science students. Their goal is to immerse the students in thought provoking and […]
Delta Sigma Phi Organizes Breakfast With Santa
Santa was the guest of honor during a recent pancake breakfast at Western Carolina University, where children and families played at holiday-themed arts-and-crafts tables with WCU fraternity and sorority members. WCU’s chapter of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity organized the fundraising event to benefit the American Red Cross and the Families […]
Active Citizenship Class Helps “Shop With Cops” Program
Sgt. Johnny Hollifield of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office recently presented a certificate of appreciation to students from Fred Fisher’s “Active Citizenship” class. The students raised $676.24 for the Jackson County “Shops with Cops” program as part of a community-based service-learning project. The program’s mission is to work with local […]
